/// <summary>
/// Invokes a method on the specified property instance of a given control.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ctrl">The control containing the property returning an object instance.</param>
/// <param name="propertyName">The name of the property on the control.</param>
/// <param name="methodName">
/// The name of the method to be invoked. This will be queried from the resulting Type of
/// the instance object returned by the specified property.
/// </param>
/// <param name="args">Any arguments the method requires. Array objects must be properly typed to match the method's signature.</param>
/// <returns>An object whose type will match the specified method's signature or null if the method has no return value.</returns>
public static object InvokePropertyMethod(Control ctrl, string propertyName, string methodName, params object[] args)
{
if (ctrl.InvokeRequired)
{
InvokePropertyMethodDelegate del = new InvokePropertyMethodDelegate(CrossThreadUI.InvokePropertyMethod);
if (CrossThreadUI.ExecSync)
{
ctrl.Invoke(del, ctrl, propertyName, methodName, args);
}
else
{
ctrl.BeginInvoke(del, ctrl, propertyName, methodName, args);
}
}
else
{
object propVal = CrossThreadUI.GetPropertyInstance(ctrl, propertyName);
if (propVal != null)
{
Type objType = propVal.GetType();
// Determine the type of each passed argument in order to try and
// determine the unique signature for the requested method.
Type[] paramTypes = new Type[args.Length];
for (int i = 0; i < paramTypes.Length; i++)
{
paramTypes[i] = args[i].GetType();
}
// Now, it's time to get a reference to the method.
MethodInfo mi = objType.GetMethod(methodName, paramTypes);
if (mi != null)
{
return(mi.Invoke(propVal, args));
}
else
{
throw new ArgumentException("Specified ('" + propertyName + "') property value does not expose a '" + methodName + "' method with the provided parameter types.");
}
}
}
return(null);
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets the 'Value' property of a given control. An exception will be thrown if the control does not expose a property called 'Value'.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ctrl">The System.Windows.Forms.Control object whose Value property will be set.</param>
/// <param name="value">The System.Object value to assign to the property.</param>
public static void SetValue(Control ctrl, object value)
{
try
{ CrossThreadUI.SetPropertyValue(ctrl, "Value", value); }
catch { throw; }
}
/// <summary>
/// Sets the 'Checked' property of a given control. An exception will be thrown if the control does not expose a property called 'Checked'.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ctrl">The System.Windows.Forms.Control object whose checked property will be set.</param>
/// <param name="value">The Sytem.Boolean value to assign to the property.</param>
public static void SetChecked(Control ctrl, bool value)
{
try
{ CrossThreadUI.SetPropertyValue(ctrl, "Checked", value); }
catch { throw; }
}